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  • That's the secret, you don't. You just change them when you can and dry them as well as possible.

    It isn't just nitrile, or black gloves though. Latex, poly, and vinyl gloves will all have your hands sweaty in the same amount of time. Now, in the medical field where I used gloves all day, you'd be changing them often. But, you'd also likely be washing hands every glove change, and have water getting in the gloves during some care.

    When I switched to home health, I'd wear them longer because you only have one patient at a time, so I didn't always need to change until I left their home, or direct care was over. Sometimes, you do need to change them during care, but it isn't every fifteen to twenty minutes like it is in facilities when you're busy.

    But damn, after a 12 hour shift in a nursing home, hands are all wrinkly and feel like they've been chewed on sometimes. Even if you're drying perfectly after washing, you'll still be sweaty as soon as they're back on.

    I've used nitrile gloves for hobby stuff at home too. Usually only for an hour or so ata time, but even with AC, they get sweaty and irritated for sure.

    You gotta wash well, then dry well, then moisturize.

  • I have used old spice antiperspirant on my hands rubbed in like lotion an hour before I have to start wearing gloves all day and it has reduced the sweating by half or more.

  • I used to wear white vinyl gloves when shoveling snow for a previous job and when we were done my hands were always wrinkled and soaking wet. Never bothered me much though. Wasn't much I could do about it either because it was either sweaty hands or cold wet hands from snow getting my gloves wet.

  • Ideally you can change periodically. But for me, the gloves are better than the alternative! I use hand treatment after work. I have (mild) eczema but don't generally suffer. You gotta find what works for you!

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